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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chore did Rebecca do when she was hurt by Magda's threats during their argument?
(a) She weeded the garden.
(b) She washed the dishes.
(c) She swept the floor.
(d) She ironed the sheets.

2. Why did Rebecca keep looking back over her shoulder when she was taking Manny home from the pool hall?
(a) She was afraid that Manuel was following them.
(b) She was hoping that Manuel was following them.
(c) She wanted to see if her friend Sophie was behind them.
(d) She wanted to see if a bus was coming that could take them the rest of the way home.

3. What drink did Nardo go inside Grandma Rosa's to get when he and Manny were almost done with the yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?
(a) Water.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Kool-Aid.
(d) Coca-Cola.

4. Where did Rebecca tell Magda to go once she and Manny had returned home from the pool hall?
(a) To the pool hall.
(b) To their neighbor Sophie's house.
(c) In the back bedroom to watch Pedi.
(d) To her friend Linda's house.

5. Who woke up Nardo and Manny and told them to go do yard work at Grandma Rosa's house?
(a) Pedi.
(b) Magda.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Manuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Manny, what did Mr. Hart's office smell like?

2. Though Stinky was in Manny's grade at school, how much older was he than Manny?

3. What meaning did Manuel ascribe to the note that Rebecca had left him about going to get her hair done at Sophie's?

4. What simile did the author use to describe the weather on the day of Grandma Rosa's funeral?

5. What objects did Manny's and Nardo's father give them in which they could collect chili peppers in the fields?

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